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Amazon introduces an app marketplace for its cloud-based virtual desktops

Apr10
by on April 10, 2015 at 7:38 am
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Product Launches, Virtual Desktops

Amazon WorkSpaces
Amazon has launched a new marketplace for apps that can be deployed on its cloud-based virtual desktops. AWS Marketplace for Desktop Apps offers more than 100 tools for accounting, business intelligence, collaboration, productivity, customer relationship management, design, web development, and security. Popular apps like Microsoft Office, IMSI/Design TurboCAD, Microsoft Visual Studio, Eclipse IDE and CorelDRAW X7 are available through monthly subscriptions. These apps can be used on Amazon WorkSpaces, the company’s managed virtual desktop infrastructure service. Launched last year, WorkSpaces lets companies create virtual desktops for its employees and control their network access and software permissions from one place. In…

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You can now pre-order your very own Apple Watch

Apr10
by on April 10, 2015 at 7:02 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider

Apple Watch
That’s right, you can now pre-order your very own Apple Watch for pick up from an Apple Store or delivery on April 24. Starting now, you can get in a virtual queue for your own Apple Watch. All models ranging from the Sport, which starts at $349, to the Watch Edition are available for pre-order. The company’s new concierge site is now open to take appointments for people who want to visit a store and try on the Watch for themselves before buying. What’s unclear is just how long you’ll need to wait for the model you want to be available. Many…

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